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Technical Manual: Conduits through Embankment Dams (FEMA 484)

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<strong>Conduits</strong> <strong>through</strong> <strong>Embankment</strong> <strong>Dams</strong>Cradle: Reinforced, formed concrete that provides both longitudinal and lateralstructural support to a circular conduit. A cradle extends for the full length of theconduit and encases the lower half of the conduit up to the springline.Creep ratio: The ratio of the seepage path <strong>through</strong> an embankment dam divided bythe head differential between the upstream and downstream toes of the dam.Weighted creep ratio includes proportioned vertical distances added to thehorizontal seepage path length. The proportions are weighted based on the ratio ofhorizontal to vertical permeabilities in layered embankment and foundation soils.“Creep ratio” is no longer in common use as a design tool.Cross section (<strong>FEMA</strong>, 2004): An elevation view of an embankment dam formedby passing a plane <strong>through</strong> the dam perpendicular to the axis.Cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) (ASTM F 1743, 1996): A hollow cylinder consistingof a fabric tube with cured (cross-linked) thermosetting resin. Interior or exteriorplastic coatings, or both, may be included. The CIPP is formed within an existingconduit and takes the shape of and fits tightly to the conduit.Cutoff trench (<strong>FEMA</strong>, 2004): A foundation excavation later to be filled withimpervious material to limit seepage beneath an embankment dam.Dam (<strong>FEMA</strong>, 2004): An artificial barrier that has the ability to impound water,wastewater, or any liquid-borne material, for the purpose of storage or control ofwater.Earthfill (<strong>FEMA</strong>, 2004): An embankment dam in which more than 50percent of the total volume is formed of compacted earth layers comprised ofmaterial generally smaller than 3 inches.<strong>Embankment</strong> (<strong>FEMA</strong>, 2004): Any dam constructed of excavated naturalmaterials, such as both earthfill and rockfill dams, or of industrial wastematerials, such as a tailings dams.Rockfill (<strong>FEMA</strong>, 2004): An embankment dam in which more than 50 percentof the total volume is comprised of compacted or dumped cobbles, boulders,rock fragments, or quarried rock generally larger than 3 inches.Tailings (<strong>FEMA</strong>, 2004): An industrial waste dam in which the waste materialscome from mining operations or mineral processing.Dam failure (<strong>FEMA</strong>, 2004): A catastrophic type of failure characterized by thesudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water or the likelihood ofsuch an uncontrolled release. There are lesser degrees of failure, and any396

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